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Yaxel Lendeborg scores 29 points and No. 2 Michigan stays unbeaten with 101-83 win over Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg had 29 points, a career-best nine assists and eight rebounds, and No. 2 Michigan rallied from a nine-point deficit Saturday night to defeat Maryland 101-83.
Michigan faced some adversity on Saturday night in College Park, but the Wolverines proved to be too much for the opposition. After the Terrapins went into the
One of Maryland men’s basketball’s best performances of the young season still was not enough to pull off the upset.
Maryland men’s basketball’s 5-foot-11 flamethrower made eight 3-pointers in the first 30 minutes Saturday against No. 2 Michigan. Coit broke free off screens, shook defenders and recklessly fired off-the-dribble.
The second-ranked Wolverines remained unbeaten and swept their early pair of Big Ten contests by besting Maryland, 101-83, Saturday at Xfinity Center.
Maryland men’s basketball star Pharrel Payne was helped off the court after suffering an apparent leg injury during Saturday night’s game.
The No. 2 Wolverines put their 9-0 record on the line against the Terrapins at Xfinity Center, with tipoff scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
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Maryland men’s basketball falls short against No. 2 Michigan, 101-83, after fiery first half
The atmosphere in Xfinity Center was electric for Maryland’s second Saturday night primetime game since joining the Big Ten. The Terps gashed the nation’s most efficient team inside and out, keeping pace with a prolific offense and playing its best basketball of the year.
Michigan has won six straight games by 25 points or more, including three by 40+ and two against top-25 opponents. Per Associated Press research, no team has produced a six-game streak of 25+ point wins with multiple ranked victories in a season since at least 1995-96 -- the full extent of available data.
The 7-1 Wildcats (No. 35 in the NCAA’s NET rankings) haven’t lost since a season-opening setback against BYU (No. 10 in the AP poll) in Las Vegas, 71-66. Villanova hasn’t been seriously challenged since.